The new version of Ubuntu is here, and it has a long list of bug improvements, added features, and improved existing ones. Although many reviewers claim the operating system is significantly better, some still believe there are some issues that…
The AMBA virus, notorious for the fact that it encrypts the databases of websites with .amba file extension added to them has appeared on the radar. The crypto-virus directly attacks the “Index Of” belonging to websites whose servers are not…
SafeHomepage(.)com is the primary domain of a search engine, considered browser hijacker. This hijacker alters browser settings, like the homepage, the search engine, and new tab page. A toolbar or an extension could be added to any of your browser…
Smartinf.ru is the main page in a browser hijacking search engine. The Hijacker can change the homepage and default search engine in your Web browser. The hijacker can mask itself as a toolbar extension. The malware originates from Russia. This…
A virus known as WildFire Locker has been reported to begin impacting users on a serious scale, encrypting files and adding a .wflx extension after their original ones. By doing so, the WildFire Locker virus denies access to users and…
The recent Zepto ransomware virus has spread like a plague. As a variant of Locky ransomware, it is expected of the improved virus to reach new heights in infection. Zepto uses the same ransom note as Locky and Bart ransomware…
Android malware, and respectively Android security, is no joke. The mobile OS is constantly being attacked by malicious apps, draining the victim’s personal and banking information. The latest Android overlay malware case registered by security researchers at FireEye is no…
What Is Clickjacking? Clickjacking is exactly what it sounds – hijacking your click. It’s a way to trick Internet users to click on something they wouldn’t want to click on voluntarily. It’s achieved through visual misinformation. The user clicks on…
A ransomware named Zepto, because of the extension it adds to encrypted files, has been seen by researchers recently. Seemingly related to the Locky ransomware, Zepto uses the same ransom note. Another such crypto-virus, which might be spreading with the…
A crypto-virus, mocking Windows 10 OS has been released and is reported be a variant of the Troldesh(Shade) ransomware variants. The .windows10 file extension is added to every file which is encoded with a strong encryption algorithm. The virus also…
Tavis Ormandy has found and reported multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec’s security products, endangering both home users and enterprises. The story doesn’t end with his disclosure of the terrifying CVE-2016-2208, found in the core Symantec Antivirus Engine applied in most Symantec…
GamesZing(.)com is the official web domain of the online gaming platform – GamesZing. You will see that the site is about online gaming, but many of the games might have advertisements displayed on their loading screens. The website is considered…
A very intriguing and intensive DDoS/botnet attack has been just investigated by security researchers at US security vendor Sucuri. The botnet in question comprises of more than 25,000 bots targeting businesses at a global level. More specifically, it’s a Layer…
A devastating virus has appeared on the malware radar, known as AnonPop has been deleting files of infected computers, reports indicate. The virus has been reported to infect users via several different techniques. The worst part is that the sinister…
A ransomware labeling itself as HiddenTear 2.0 is currently spreading around the Internet. The extension the ransomware puts to encrypted files is .isis and makes a file with instructions. The ransomware is part of “educational” series of ransomware, that gives…
The developers of the CryptXXX made $45,000 worth of Bitcoins in just one of their accounts since the ransomware resurfaced with new encryption a few weeks ago. As of now, this new version is still locked. Users should be extra…
Ransomware virus authors are restless when it comes to inventing new ways to extort victims for money. One of the more original new crypto viruses, dubbed MIRCOP, employs a rather unusual method to make the victim pay. The ransomware claims…
A file encryption virus believed to be originating from Bosnia, named Satana is reported to use a mixture of strong AES plus RSA encryption ciphers to encode files of unsuspecting victims appending the Gricakova extension. The virus demands the approximate…
Search.yourvidconverter(.)com is the search engine of the browser hijacker Your Vid Converter. This hijacker is developed by SaferBrowser – a company that is famous for creating such software. The new tab, home page, and the search engine are settings which…
The group OurMIne hacks yet another CEO of a juggernaut company. This time, the victim is Google’s Sundar Pichai. He’s the third Silicon Valley executive that was hacked by the group since last month. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerburg and Twitter’s…
